858 Rural School Leaflet. 



In your neighborhood are there any atiraetive, bright-colored berries 

 that would look well as decorations for the table on Thanksgiving 

 Day? Can you find climbing bittersweet or sprays of barberry winter- 

 berries? Did you ever decorate a table with the small hemlock cones 

 and sprays of the dark green needles? 



How many boys and girls will find for the Thanksgiving dinner some' 

 stanzas of poetry, write them on plain white cards and place one on the 

 table beside each plate? On the other side of each card you should 

 write the name of a member of your' family or one of the guests. The 

 verses will be of interest when the people sit down to the table. It 

 will be good for you to find and write them. If you can paint or draw 

 well, you may like to decorate the place cards. 



GETTING THE PULLETS INTO WINTER QUARTERS 



C. A. Rogers 



As the fall advances and the leaves on the trees turn into radiant 

 colors and fall to the ground, it is time to get the season's flock of pullets 

 into cozy, warm quarters where they can spend the winter in comfort. 

 This is a time when the chickens should be given careful attention, 

 for when exposed, the cold nights and occasional snow-flurries soon 

 put a stop to their growth and development. It is also a critical time, 

 for under favorable care they should soon begin to lay. 



The Pen. — Choose then, a corner of the barn or shed which can be par- 

 titioned off into a pen of the desired size; or better still, build a small 

 house purposely for the pullets. If you have fifteen fowls, build the house 

 8 feet deep and i o feet long. If there are twenty-five f owls,make the house 

 1 2 feet wide and 1 2 feet long. Be sure to locate it on a dry spot which 

 is protected from the cold winds as much as possible. Have the front 

 side face the south in order to get all the warmth of the sun's rays. 



Fresh Air and Sunlight. — These are two very important factors. 

 Both should be provided through windows on the front (south) side. 

 A small window can be made near the top into which is fitted a cloth 

 curtain frame. During the daytime in pleasant weather this curtain 

 should be removed or swung on hinges and fastened up out of the way, 

 thus letting in the sunshine and fresh air. At night when closed, the 

 muslin cloth keeps the house warmer and still allows abundant cir- 

 culation of air through it. In addition to the cloth curtain there should 

 be a glass window with 6 or 9 panes for the house mentioned. For 

 best results this window should be placed one and one-half feet above 

 the floor, with the longest dimension up and down. 



